Hungary coach Adám Szalai speaks out after collapsing during Netherlands game

Hungary manager Adam Szalai ‘is doing well’ aft helium collapsed during Saturday’s Nations League lucifer against Netherlands.

The crippled successful Amsterdam was paused for much than 10 minutes aft the erstwhile striker fell sick aboriginal connected successful the match. The 36-year-old could beryllium seen lying connected the crushed with unit members and members of the Hungary squad rapidly forming a protective obstruction astir him.

A aesculapian structure was rapidly enactment up astir the dugout with Szalai taken to hospital.

The Hungarian Football Federation announced connected Saturday nighttime that Szalai was ‘stable and conscious.’

A connection said: ‘We would similar to convey each progressive successful past night’s events for their utmost kindness and professionalism which made america consciousness that Ádám was treated the champion imaginable way! Thank you precise much.’

Szalai himself has since shared a further update connected Instagram, writing: ‘Thanks for the tons of messages. I americium doing well.’

Hungary players were visibly shaken by the incidental and skipper with Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai near successful tears connected the pitch.

His nine teammate and Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk said: ‘It was a shock, of course. You spot idiosyncratic lying down and shaking. Then it’s a spot scary, to beryllium honest.

‘I asked [Szoboszlai] if Szalai had been done this before. That turned retired to beryllium the case. Very scary to see, but I anticipation helium is doing good and that helium tin recover.

‘He had been done it before, Szoboszlai said. It’s horrible, but hopefully he’ll retrieve good from it. That’s the astir important thing.

‘The players of Hungary had to marque the determination whether they wanted to proceed playing. We were waiting for their decision.

‘I deliberation it shows a batch of spot that they wanted to proceed playing. Great respect for that.’

‘Szalai captained the Hungary squad earlier retiring successful 2023. He scored 26 goals successful 86 planetary appearances for Hungary and had a lengthy nine vocation successful Germany with Mainz, Schalke and Hoffenheim. He was appointed adjunct manager earlier this year.

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